André Freire, Eva H. Önnudóttir, Andrea Pedrazzani & Hermann Schmitt (editors) (forthcoming 2025), Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Representation, Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series, Cheltenham - Gloucestershire, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. Contract singed in June 2023, to be published in May 2025. The (Edward) Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Representation will be structured in I - VI Parts, plus a general introduction by the 4 editors: 0 General Introduction by the editors (6000 words) Part I - Historical and Philosophical roots of modern Political Representation (short and large entries: 2000 to 6000 words) Part II - Classical and Outstanding Modern Representation Studies (3000 words entries) Part III – Conceptualization and Measurement of Political Representation in Contemporary Political Science Research (short and large entries: 2000 to 4000 words) Part IV – Electoral Institutions, Parties, Party Systems, and Political Representation (short and large entries: 2000 to 4000 words) Part V – Current Challenges for Political Representation: Domestic Level (short and large entries: 2000 to 4000 words) Part VI – Current Challenges for Political Representation: International Level (short and large entries: 2000 to 6000 words)

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